Social media for business
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
The next meeting of the Mayo Open Coffee Club will take place on Wednesday, July 7th, in GMITs Castlebar campus and the topic for the meeting will be the use of social media for business.
Read more ...‘Keep your hands off goods you don’t pay for’ — judge warnsAt a special sitting of Castlebar District Court on Monday, Judge Kevin Kilrane told an 18-year-old Castlebar woman to “keep your hands off g
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
At a special sitting of Castlebar District Court on Monday, Judge Kevin Kilrane told an 18-year-old Castlebar woman to “keep your hands off goods you don’t pay for” warning that otherwise she would be sent to prison.
Read more ...Castlebar Town Council expenses query upsets Mayo VEC
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
A request for information on Mayo VEC expenses by Castlebar Town Council has upset committee members.
Read more ...Walkers flock to Castlebar Four Day Walks festival
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
The annual International Four Day Walks Festival is set to bring thousands of people out on the roads and countryside around the town this weekend.
Read more ...Fisheries Board appeals for vigilance following fish kills
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
Recently three fish kills occurred across the region, which are an indication of the current sensitivity of fish due to the low water levels and elevated water temperatures which make fish very vulnerable to any discharges to watercourses or siltation arising from riverside works. The North Western Regional Fisheries Board is therefore appealing for vigilance from the public in relation to fish kills.
Read more ...‘Bad boy’ with ‘deplorable record’ before court after abusing garda
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
A Westport man who has 27 previous convictions was before a special sitting of Castlebar District Court on Monday where Judge Kevin Kilrane told the defendant, who was before court for a public order charge, that as was evident from his demeanour in court, “I don’t think that you care very much”.
Read more ...Credit unions opposed to unreasonable control
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
The Irish League of Credit Unions is deeply unhappy with the proposed amendments to the Central Bank Bill 2010 as set out by the Minister for Finance last week. The ILCU feels that the Minister for Finance and the Registrar of Credit Unions are attempting to control credit unions in an unreasonable way which will ultimately mean that credit unions will be unable to assist their members as they have done in the past.
Read more ...Traditional music show on Gráinne Mhaol in Westport
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
The hugely popular Westport traditional music show The Legend of Gráinne Mhaol has opened at Hotel Westport this month to rapturous applause and a resounding thumbs up from all those that have attended the show to date.
Read more ...Mayo man to be tried on child porn charge
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
A Mayo man accused of downloading and possessing child pornography has been sent forward for trial.
Read more ...Woman stole on same day she was convicted for theft
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
“Shocking stuff” was how Judge Kevin Kilrane described a case before him at a special sitting of Castlebar District Court on Monday, after he heard that a 28-year-old mother of two stole from a clothes shop in Castlebar on the same day that she was convicted at Ballina District Court for theft.
Read more ...Apply now for back-to-school allowances and grants
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
Parents are being urged to apply early for grants under the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowances while students are also being advised to apply early for third level maintaineance grants schemes for PLC courses by Mayo VEC. Processing of applications will take place through the summer and be announced by September.
Read more ...Gaeilge, craic agus ceol in heart of Connemara
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
Located in the heart of the true Connemara Gaeltacht in Ceantar na nOileán, 35 miles west of Galway city, Coláiste na nOileán promises plenty of ceoil agus craic this summer.
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